Republic of Honduras
Brazil and Honduras established diplomatic relations in 1906. The bilateral relationship is traditionally friendly and marked by cooperation for development.
Technical cooperation is one of the main aspects of the bilateral relations. Brazil has a significant portfolio of bilateral and trilateral projects with Honduras. The 7th Meeting of the Brazil-Honduras Technical Cooperation Working Group was held in Tegucigalpa in June 2019, when five new initiatives were agreed upon on issues of public service and fire department training, irrigation and vegetable production, health inspection and development of the cold (refrigerated) food chain. Honduran authorities have expressed interest in increasing cooperation in the agricultural and livestock fields. In November 2020, a donation of $ 25,000 was made to the country for emergency attention after the passage of Hurricane Eta.
The trilateral agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO is considered particularly successful in promoting good food and nutrition security practices through the installation of cafeterias and kitchens in Honduran public schools. The partner institutions in Honduras – the Secretariats of Social Inclusion and Education - have provided valuable support for the implementation of the projects.
The Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lisandro Rosales, held a bilateral meeting with Minister Ernesto Araújo in Brasilia, on November 7, 2019, on the margins of the 16th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Lima Group.
In February 2020, Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Tegucigalpa, where he met with the Honduran Foreign Minister. It was the first visit of a Brazilian Foreign Minister to the country since 1971. In addition to topics of interest in bilateral cooperation (agriculture, energy, biofuels and aircraft exchange), the two ministers discussed aspects of the regional agenda.
In 2019, the bilateral trade flow totaled $ 119.9 million. Brazilian exports totaled $ 108 million, while Brazilian imports totaled $ 11.9 million. The bilateral balance registered a surplus for Brazil of $ 96,1 million.
Chronology of Bilateral Relations
2020 – The Brazilian government, through ABC, donated $25,000 to Honduras, as humanitarian cooperation , in the context of the damage caused by Hurricane Eta.
2020 – Minister Ernesto Araújo visits Honduras (Tegucigalpa, 20 February).
2019 – President Juan Orlando Hernández participates in the inauguration ceremony of President Jair Bolsonaro (Brasília, January 1).
2018 – Presidents Michel Temer and Juan Orlando Hernández participate in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Americas, in Lima, Peru.
2014 – President Juan Orlando Hernández visits Brazil during the Soccer World Cup.
2007 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Honduras. President Zelaya participates in the 1st Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development (CALC), in Costa do Sauípe.
2006 – Brazil's support to the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) decision to cancel Honduras' debt to the institution.
1996 – Brazil participates in the Mission for Mine Removal in Central America.
1951 – Elevation of the Legation to Embassy status.
1906 – President Afonso Pena signs a decree creating the Legations of Brazil in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.